Gnangara Park development - State budget 2010-11
427. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to page 824 of the budget papers and reference under the heading “New Works” to “Gnangara Park Development”.
(1) How much money has been budgeted for revegetation at this site?
(2) What species will be included in the revegetation effort?
(3) How much land will be revegetated?
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied:
I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The amount budgeted for revegetation of the Gnangara park is $500 000 over the four out years— $125 000 a year.
(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation has prepared comprehensive lists of species that will be used to revegetate cleared pine plantation on the Gnangara system. The list of species is extensive. However, the key species are the five banksia species and their respective understorey.
(3) DEC has established revegetation trials over two to four hectares annually since 2001 to 2009 using direct seeding. These operational trials to determine the most successful and cost-effective techniques for restoring post-pine sites will continue as a component of new works being undertaken with the funding for the Gnangara park development provided in the budget papers.